Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris, whose miraculous save from Sergio Aguero simply delayed the inevitable as City eased to a 5-1 win on Wednesday, said: “I can’t see City losing a game at home.

“I think there will be a big fight against Chelsea, Arsenal and City. But I think City show a lot of positive things. They play really good football and they score a lot of goals.

“The difference between City of last season and this season is that every player is playing for the team. When you have a squad like that, of that quality, when everybody is thinking about the team, they have the potential to win the Champions League.

"For me, they should be the winners of the league.”

Chelsea's owner Roman Abramovich has spent a fair few bob himself transforming his previously pedestrian Blues into Premier League and Champions League winners.

Seasoned City fans were describing the first hour from Manuel Pellegrini’s men against Spurs as the best football they had ever seen from the club.

Neutrals have had them down as title winners for months. City are the team that Chelsea would love to be: pace, power, cutting edge and finesse - as evidenced by Sergio Aguero’s opener at White Hart Lane.

Jesus Navas, who has lifted two UEFA Cups with former club Sevilla and the World Cup and European Championship with Spain, knows all about that winning feeling.

He arrived last summer from La Liga, where Barcelona have been carrying all before them, and has hinted that Quadruple-chasing City could be on the verge of something even more special.

“Here the league is very competitive so you cannot relax. Every single match is very, very tough," said Navas.

“If you want to challenge for all the titles, you have to be ready for this type of weeks or months that are very demanding and you have very important matches.

“But we are working really hard and I think we are prepared to face any team.”

Navas takes on Mourinho with a far stronger outfit than the Sevilla side whipped three times when they met each other in Spain over the last two seasons.

The 28-year-old added: “[Mourinho’s teams] work especially hard, all the players under Mourinho.

“He has a special, winning mentality so it is always difficult to face teams that Mourinho manages. But we are enjoying it a lot, not only the players but also I think the fans.

“We have to keep working like this, working really hard. If we do it like this, then we are going to get the same results.”